Gustavo Amaya
Corps de Ballet
Place of Birth
Magdaleno, Venezuela
BALLET DE BARCELONA
Joined the company as an Apprentice in March 2023.
Promoted to Corps de Ballet in September 2023
Biography
Born in Magdaleno, Aragua-Venezuela, Gustavo began his formal dance studies at Mery Cortez Academia Integral in parallel to his studies of Bachelor of Arts in Theater at U.E. José Ignacio Cabrujas.
Amaya went through different ballet schools, such as Fundación Ballet Arte, Ballet Clásico Rita Dordelly, Fundación Ballet de las Américas and Centro Integral de Danza. In 2021 he became part of the class VI of the Ballet de la Mar Núcleo Nina Novak.
Gustavo has been a member of the corps de ballet o Ballet Terera Carreño, performing some soloist roles on several occasions. He has also been awarded several medals in various international competitions, such as 3rd place in the Grand Prix de Puradanza international 2018 in the city of Merida in Venezuela. Amaya won second prize in the professional category of classical ballet and contemporary dance at the Prix de la Danse Luisa Diaz 2021 in Mexico City, and his most recent competition has been the All Dance Europe, where he won first prize in the categories "Professional Classical Ballet and Contemporary Dance" in the city of Tarragona, Catalonia.
Gustavo joined Ballet de Barcelona as an apprentice in March 2023, and is currently part of Corps de Ballet.
Learn more about Gustavo Amaya
Your proudest moment as an artist.
"They have been many and varied, but the most important ones to remember are the audition for the Teatro San Carlo in Naples, where my career as a dancer began, and my first work contract because they made me realize how strong and tenacious you can be if you really want to achieve something you really want in your life. "
Define a perfect day.
"Usually when you are technically perfect and clean during ballet classes and rehearsals, but I think and I've understood for a few years now, that for me the perfect day comes when you put your heart and soul into what you do everyday. "
If you weren't a dancer, you'd be...
"I've never thought about any job other than being a ballet dancer, because I've dedicated my whole life to it, but if I had a plan B, I probably would have gone to college to study osteopathy (or at any rate something related to movement and sports) or help my father with his work. "
Repertory
Chronos - Corps de Ballet and Soloist Role
Narcisa - Soloist Role
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